UAW Wins Union Vote At VW Factory In Tennessee

Workers at Volkswagen's Tennessee plant have voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW), marking a seismic victory for the union as it expands beyond its Detroit base into the US South and West, Nora Eckert reported for Reuters.

The landslide win will make the Volkswagen Chattanooga factory the first auto plant in the South to unionize via election since the 1940s and the first foreign-owned auto plant in the South to do so. I Photo: UAW International Union

A majority of eligible workers cast ballots in favor of the union, with the final tally on Friday at 2,628 to 985, or 73% in favor of joining the UAW.

This landslide win will make the Chattanooga factory the first auto plant in the South to unionize via election since the 1940s and the first foreign-owned auto plant in the South to do so.

This victory also provides a significant boost to UAW President Shawn Fain's campaign to unionize plants owned by more than a dozen automakers across the US, including Tesla.

Fain, known for his aggressive bargaining tactics, and his team have committed to spending $40 million through 2026 on the effort. Jubilant workers, some in tears, raised their arms in victory and held aloft "Union Yes" posters as the final tally came in.